An inspiring, well-organized exposition of ten principles that appear to offer hope for renewal in an era of government decline. Osborne's Laboratories of Democracy (1988) celebrated government innovation at state and local levels; here, the ideas are further developed, with many more examples and a sharper focus. Osborne and Gaebler (the form...

Richard Barrows' Bible /hi A%o /i\rvt» In 1978, Edmund D. (Ted) Osbourne, a son
of Alfred S. Osbourne, was recalling things his father had told about Ted's great-
grandfather. He wrote, 'Richard Barrows worked for Horner and Roberts, a river ...

Dick Dodd, Lead Singer of the Standells, Dies at 68 - NY Times
Dick Dodd, lead singer for the proto-punk garage band The Standells , has passed away. Dodd had a nasal, snotty, irritating way of singing , or rather vocalizing , perfect for a band that was composed of hammering backbeats and barbed wire guitar riffs, and it was a choice component of the band's one big hit, "Dirty Water", a left-handed salute to Boston .

ALABAMA REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE DEAN YOUNG "I’m against homosexuals pretending like they’re married. Marriage is between one man and one woman and no one needs to go to Washington representing south Alabama if they don’t believe that." RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN (speaking to International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and others): "On my own and on…

Tonight, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, and Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath portray themselves on the CBS hit show CSI. Spoiler Alert: The final episode of the season is all about tracking down some elusive serial killer.

The Citizens Financial Group saga has taken another dramatic turn.
Britain’s finance minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osbourne, delivered his closely watched annual Mansion House Speech to bankers in London on Wednesday night, and he left no doubt that he and the rest of U.